Note that underlined units are re-ratings from Clash of Titans (TEM #43/44), for which the icons are here reprinted:
Initial Conditions: Resource Points: The Soviet Player has 8 Resource points. Factories: Place I Factory in the northern hex of Stalingrad.
Rail Capacity: The Soviet player has an on board rail Capacity of 30. Up to 3 resource points may be spent each turn to increase the Soviet Rail capacity.
Southwestern Strategic Direction: Distribute 20 3-6 Rifle Division conversions. -Temporary airfields may be placed with any engineer or construction unit.
Place in the Replacement Pool: 2x 2-1-8 Tank X (In the following deployments, units listed as reserves are placed in the set up area, but may not be placed in the front line. Forts must be placed in front line hexes. Airfields must he placed within 5 hexes of but not actually in, the front line.)
Stalingrad Front
3 forts, 3 permanent airfields. 51st Army in or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 8A:2533, 8A:2633,
8A.-2733.
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 126
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 9
1x 2-1-8 Tank X
Reserves:
1x 11-8 Mech XXX 4
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 15 (Gds)
2x 3-8* Cav XX 61,81
1x 2-8* Mot X
57th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 8A.-2434, 8A.-2433.
1x 11-8 Tank XXX 13
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 422
1x 2-6* Rifle X 143
2x 2-1-8 Tank X
64th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 4A:230I, 4A:2302, 4A:2401.
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 157
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 38, 169
2x 3-6 Rifle XX 29,204
3x 2-6* Rifle X 93,96,97
1x 2-6* Rifle X 66 (Nvl)
2x 2-1-8 Tank X
1x fort
In 8A.- 2234:
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 36 (Gds)
1x 2-6* Rifle X 154 (Nvi)
62nd Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 8A:2134, 4A:2101, 4A:2201. At least 6 REs must be placed in each hex of Stalingrad; these units are the inferior side in an enclave.
Randomly select any five of the following Rifle divisions or brigades and put them in the replacement pool (or if Gds XX reduce it to cadre). 3x 5-6 Rifle XX 13, 37, 39 (Gds) 7x 3-6 Rifle XX 45, 95, 112, 138, 193, 284,308 1x 3-6* Rifle X 42 5x 2-6* Rifle X 91, 115, 125, 149, 160
1x 2-1-8 Tank X
2x River Flot 1, 2 Volga (Nvl)
2x fort
Front Reserves
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 300
2x 2-1-8 Tank X
Non-Divisional units
Deploy with or within 1 hex of any of the above units.
1x 4-1-8 mot Rkt Art X
2x 4-1-8 Rkt Art X
3x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1x 3-6 Art X
1x 3-2-8 Art X
2x 3-2-6 Art X
2x 2-6 Art X
2x 2-1-8 Mortar X
3x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 1-2-6 lt AA X
3x 1-2-6 Eng X
2x 1-8 Pol Troops III (NKVD)
1x 1-6 Pun X
1x 0-1-5 Cons X
1x 0-5 Cons III
1x 0-6 RR Eng X
Don Front
1 fort, 1 permanent airfield.
66th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 8A:2033, 8A: 1934.
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 99
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 116
4x 3-6 Rifle XX 65,226,299,343
1x 3-2-8 Tank X
24 th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes, 4A: 1901, 4A.- 1902, 4A:1802 *
1x 9-7-8 Tank XXX 16
1x 9-6 Art XX 4
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 49
8x 3-6 Rifle XX 84, 120,173,214,233, 260,273,298
1x 3-2-8 Tank X
1x fort
65th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by hexes, 4A.- 1803, 4A: 1804, 4A:1705,4A:1706
1x 6-6 Rifle XX 4 (Gds)
2x 5-6 Rifle XX 27, 40 (Gds)
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 23
5x 3-6 Rifle XX 24,252,258,304,321
2x 2-1-8 Tank X
1x fort
Non-Divisional units
Deploy with or within 1 hex of any of the above units.
3x 4-1-8 Rkt Art X
1x 3-6 Art X
2x 3-2-6 Art X
3x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1x 2-3-6 Art X
3x 2-6 Art X
1x 2-1-8 Mortar X
1x 1-2-6 lt AA X
2x 1-2-6 Eng X
1x 1-8 Pol Troops III (NKVD)
1x 1-6 Pun X
1x 0-1-5 Cons X
1x 0-5 Cons III
Southwest Front
3 permanent airfields.
21st Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 4A: 1606, 4A.- 1607, 4A:1608.
1x 9-7-8 Tank XXX 26
6x 3-6 Rifle XX 63, 76, 96, 277, 293, 333
Reserves:
1x 9-7-8 Tank XXX 4
2x 5-4-8 Cav* XX 5, 6 (Gds)
1x 4-3-8 Cav* XX 32
1x 2-8* Mot X
1st Guards Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 4A: 1509, 4A: 15 10, 4A: 1410, 4A: 1311, 4A: 1211.
1x 9-7-8 Tank XXX 1
3x 5-6 Rifle XX 14, 47, 50 (Gds)
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 153, 159
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 1 (NKVD)
5x 3-6 Rifle XX 197,203,216,278,346
3x 3-8* Cav XX 21,55,112
2x 3-2-8 Tank X (Gds)
1x 2-8* Mot X
1x 2-1-8 Tank X
1x 1-8* M/C 1118
Front Reserves
1x Tank XXXX HQ 5 (Gds)
1x 12-8 Mech XXX 1 (Gds)
1x 9-6 Art XX 1
2x 3-2-8 Tank X
Non-Divisional units
Deploy with or within 1 hex of any of the above units.
1x 1-8 Poi Troops III (NKVD)
1x 4-2-8 Art X
1x 4-1-8 mot Rkt Art X
2x 4-1-8 Rkt Art X
1x 3-6 Art X
2x 3-2-6 Art X
5x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1x 2-3-6 Art X
2x 2-6 Art X
3x 2-1-8 Mortar X
7x 1-2-8 AT X
4x 1-2-6 lt AA X
2x 1-2-6 Eng X
1x 1-6 Pun X
2x 0-1-5 Cons X
1x 0-5 Cons III
Voronezh Front
2 forts, 2 permanent airfields.
6th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 4A: 1112, 4A: 1011, 4A:0912.
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 127,160
4x 3-6 Rifle XX 161,219,270,309
1x 3-2-8* (8-4-8) It Tk cadre I
1x 3-2-8 Tank X
1x 2-1-8 Tank X
40th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 4A: 0812. 4A: 0 713.
3x 3-6 Rifle XX 6,100,206
1x 3-6* Rifle X 4 (Gds)
2x 3-2-8 Tank X
60th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 4A: 0 714, 4A: 0614.
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 121
5 x 3-6 Rifle XX 107, 195, 232, 303, 305
38th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 4A: 0514, 4A: 0413.
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 167, 240M
2x 3-6 Rifle XX 237,340
1x 2-1-8 Tank X
13th Army
In or within 2 hexes east of the line formed by the hexes: 4A: 0314, 4A: 0214, 4A.-0115 4A:0116
1x 6-6 Rifle XX 2 (Gds)
4x 4-6 Rifle XX 74,132,143,148
2x 3-6 Rifle XX 15,307
2x 2-1-8 Tank X
Front Reserves
1x 2-6* Rifle X 141
Non-Divisional units
Deploy with or within 1 hex of any of the above units.
1x 1-8 Pol Troops III (NKVD)
1x 4-1-8 Rkt Art X
1x 3-6 Art X
1x 3-2-8 Art X
1x 3-2-6 Art X
2x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
2x 2-6 Art X
1x 2-1-8 Mortar X
3x 1-2-8 AT X
2x 1-2-6 Eng X
2x 1-6 lt AA III
1x 1-6 Pun X
1x 0-1-5 Cons X
1x 0-5 Cons III
1x 0-6 RR Eng X
Strategic Direction Reserves
In any Soviet controlled hex, not within 7 hexes of the front line:
1x 2-0-6 Siege Art X
1x 1-2-6 Eng X
1x 1-8 Pol Troops III (NKVD)
1x 1-6 Pun X
1x 0-1-5 Cons X
1x 0-6 RR Eng X
1x 0-5 Cons III
5x permanent airfields
Within 3 hexes of Saratov:
1x Tank XXXX HQ A
3 x 3-8 (9-7-8) Tank cadre 17,24,28
VVS
Place air units at any Soviet air base.
Type | Oper. | Abort | Elim. |
Yak-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Yak 7B | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Yak 9 | 1 | - | - |
LaG G-3 | 1 | - | - |
I-16 | - | 1 | - |
IL-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Pe-2FT | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Su-2 | 1 | - | 1 |
IL-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
IL-2M | 2 | - | - |
Li-31 | 2 | - | - |
Choose one of the following at random and place it at any Soviet air base. The other two units are set aside and never enter play:
1x A-20B 1x P-40M 1x B-25D
The Soviet play may convert 5 operative and 1 aborted air unit to Guards status.
Place at any Soviet controlled air base or city:
12 pts hvy AA
6 pts It AA
Intrinsic AA
City hvy/lt
Stalingrad 3/2
Major City 2/2
Dot City 1/1
Airbase 0/1
Soviet Reinforcements
Nov II 42
RR:
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 44(Gds)
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 78, 194
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 3 (NKVD)
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 118
Dec I 42
5 Resource points
10 Armor Replacement Points
5 Infantry Replacement Points
7 Artillery Replacement Points
VVS:
1x Yak-7B
1x Yak 9
1x La-5-F
1x Pe-2FT
1x IL-2M
9 Air Replacement Points
1 Guards Conversion
RR:
1x 9-7-8 Tank XXX 7
2x 9-6 Art XX 7,9
1x 6-6 Rifle XX 3 (Gds)
2x 5-6 Rifle XX 24, 49 (Gds)
4x 4-6 Rifle XX 172,267,350,387
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 187
1x 2-6* Rifle X 103
South:
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 34 (Gds)
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 52,152
2x 3-6 Rifle XX 259,248
1x 3-2-6 Art X
1x 2-6 Art X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
Volga MD:
3x 1-8 Ski X (W)
Any MD:
1x 3-1-8 mot Rkt Art III
2x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
2x 1-2-8 AT X
2x 1-2-6 lt AA X
1x 1-2-6 Eng X
1 pt It AA
Withdraw:
1x 3-2-8 Tank X (Gds)
Dec II 42
6 Armor Replacement Points
3 Artillery Replacement Points
RR:
1x Tank XXXX HQ 3 (Gds)
1x 12-8 Mech XXX 2 (Gds)
2x 11-8 Mech XXX 5,6
1x 9-7-8 Tank XXX 25
2x 9-6 Art XX 8, 11
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 180,183
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 110
3x 2-6* Rifle X 37,56,90
1x 3-2-8 Tank X
1x 2-8* Mot X
Jan I 43
5 Resource Points
8 Armor Replacement Points
5 Infantry replacement Points
6 Artillery Replacement Points
VVS:
1x Yak-1
1x Yak-7B
1x Yak-9
1x IL-2M
9 Air replacement Points
1 Guards conversion
Withdraw 1 Type F, any
Choose 1 of the following at random, set the others aside out of play:
1x A-20B
1x P-39N
1x P-40K
RR:
2x 5-6 Rifle XX 51, 52 (Gds)
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 42
5x 3-6 Rifle XX 184, 205, 220, 273, 360
1x 9-6 Art XX 13
1x 3-6* Rifle X (Gds)
2x 3-2-8 Tank X (Gds)
1x 2-8* Mot X
Any MD:
1x 3-2-6 Art X
1x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1x 2-6 Art X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 1-2-6 lt AA X
1x 1-2-6 Eng X
1 pt hvy AA
1 pt It AA
Upgrade:
9-7-8 Tank XXXs may be upgraded to: 11-8-8 Tank XXX (2 arm RPs each).
Jan II 43
4 Armor Replacement Points
3 Artillery Replacement Points
RR:
1x 12-8 Mech XXX 4 (Gds)
4x 11-8-8 Tank XXX 3, 10, 12, 18
1x 3-8 Mot Rifle X 5 (Gds)
2x 3-6* Rifle X (Gds)
Withdraw:
3x Cav XX any (except Gds)
3x Tank XX any (except Gds)
Feb I 43
5 Resource points 8 Armor Replacement Points 5 Infantry Replacement Points 6 Artillery Replacement Points
VVS:
1x Yak-9
1x IL-2M
9 Replacement Points
1 Guards Conversion
RR:
2x 12-9-8 Tank XXX 2, 4 (Gds)
1x 11-8-8 Tank XXX 25
1x 9-7-8 Tank XXX I (Gds)
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 35 (Gds)
2x 5-4-8* Cav XX 13, 15 (Gds)
1x 9-6 Art XX 12
1x 2-1-8 Tank X
Any MD:
1x 5-4-8* Cav XX 14 (Gds)
3x 3-2-8 Tank X (Gds)
1x 3-2-6 Art X
1x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1x 2-6 Art X
1x 2-1-8 Mortar X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 1-2-6 lt AA X
1x 1-2-6 Eng X
Feb II 43
4 Armor Replacement Points
4 Artillery replacement Points
RR:
3x 4-5-6 Para-Inf XX 5, 7, 8 (Gds)
2x 3-6* Rifle X (Gds)
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